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because jay carney is right. but on this one, he's -- he looks wishy washy. >> the gay community should back off of the president on this. they shouldn't make it a campaign issue. it hurts us when he does that. >> i have talked to pollsters and they said if the president comes at this -- using his christian values from an honest place, which he is likely to he could win this. he could say as a christian, i have considered this. and totally take the teeth out of this issue. >> it's a fascinating issue in this election. this president has been moan to make risky speeches on risky topics as well. but they also came without a campaign ad focused on the economy. take a listen. >> if we're not there yet. it's still too hard for too many, but we're coming back, because america's greatness comes from a strong middle class, because you don't quit, and neither does he? >> do you think that's the right message? >> absolutely. the republicans have no comeback to that message. >> well except for you are not better off than yo
because jay carney is right. but on this one, he's -- he looks wishy washy. >> the gay community should back off of the president on this. they shouldn't make it a campaign issue. it hurts us when he does that. >> i have talked to pollsters and they said if the president comes at this -- using his christian values from an honest place, which he is likely to he could win this. he could say as a christian, i have considered this. and totally take the teeth out of this issue. >>...
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white house press secretary jay carney sort of talking about this. i asked about the timing of this seizure that the commerce department said the secretary had in relation to the accident. all they have said is he was involved in accidents and there was a seizure. here is what jay carney said. >> what was the timing of the seizure in relation to the accident? >> i'll refer you to the department of commerce for details. >> i've been asking for hours. >> i don't have the details for you. >> can you explain why there seems to be a -- it seems to congress department is saying he was involved in accidents and had a seizure but there's nothing connecting the dots and it's really an important point. >> as i pointed out, the commerce secretary was alone. he had a seizure. he was involved in an accident. i would refer you to the commerce department for more details. those circumstances speak to some of the difficulty in getting details, but beyond that, i don't know. >> does it seem it's causal? >> i'm certainly not a doctor. i was not a presiding doctor on t
white house press secretary jay carney sort of talking about this. i asked about the timing of this seizure that the commerce department said the secretary had in relation to the accident. all they have said is he was involved in accidents and there was a seizure. here is what jay carney said. >> what was the timing of the seizure in relation to the accident? >> i'll refer you to the department of commerce for details. >> i've been asking for hours. >> i don't have the...
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we heard earnier from jay carney saying at this point u.s. efforts employ the possibility to provide humanitarian aid to the syrian people. i ran dismissed the new u.n. sanctions on saying the administration is trying to play psychological war that is so discontent among iranians and insisting the measures would not halt the country's nuclear program. we talked about the story yesterday as the obama administration ordered new penalties giving u.s. banks additional powers to freeze assets linked to the iranian government. a political note from nebraska. former senator bob kerry today rejecting his potential comeback to the u.s. senate. that dashes hopes by democrats to maintain this set held by senator ben nelson retiring. many say bob kerry, who ran for president in 1992. he's a former governor as the one chance for bob kerry to keep that seat in democratic hands. bob kerry kept plans on hold to more than a month contemplating whether to keep the seat. the lead story at this hour is how they try to work an agreement but one of the big issues
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. >> moments ago, jay carney refused to comment on any change in the personal views on marriage equality but said this about the vice presidents. >> i have no update on the president's personal views. what the vice president said yesterday was to make the same point that the president has made previously. the committed and loving same sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans. >> nbc news correspondent kristen welker joins me live from the white house. they're definitely walking a fine dance around this one. what the vice president came out and i believe authentically said over the week, at least his feelings about what he views for marriage equality. now the white house seems to be doing its best job at trying to keep itself in the conversation but respectfully so when it comes to its politics. >> reporter: absolutely. the white house taking the tactic that, look, there is not a lot of daylight between what the vice president said and the president has said in the past. interestingly, thomas, what the obama campaign is trying to do is to sort of shift
. >> moments ago, jay carney refused to comment on any change in the personal views on marriage equality but said this about the vice presidents. >> i have no update on the president's personal views. what the vice president said yesterday was to make the same point that the president has made previously. the committed and loving same sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans. >> nbc news correspondent kristen welker joins me live from the...
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. >> the comments of jay carney earlier today. the headline from the washington times, sparks fly at a white house meeting. joining us live on the phone is susan crabtree who posted the story a short while ago. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we have the he said she said statements from the speaker of the house, john boehner, reaction from nancy pelosi saying the speaker's characterization of the meeting wasn't quite right. as you indicated and others indicated some rather tense words, if you want to say tense, between the president and the speaker on the debt limit vote. what have you been able to glean from the session? because nobody spoke on the record after the session. >> it seemed like the white house portrayed it in a friendly light when jay carney came out for comments saying it was a friendly meeting and he was emphasizing his to do lists and goals he was trying to get accomplished or passed by the end of the year. but during the briefing you got a read out from boehner's office and it was saying
. >> the comments of jay carney earlier today. the headline from the washington times, sparks fly at a white house meeting. joining us live on the phone is susan crabtree who posted the story a short while ago. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we have the he said she said statements from the speaker of the house, john boehner, reaction from nancy pelosi saying the speaker's characterization of the meeting wasn't quite right. as you indicated and others...
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>> the media decides the context and says that jay carney was unhappy with the definition of it. but i don't know whether the reporters ate their spinach or what's going on, but they were acting like reporters, what they're supposed to be doing, asking the tough questions and poor mr. carney just came in for it this weekend. >> the president when he made the private sector doing fine remark, he it was described as a gaffe and in fact, he even seemed to say the clip he played at the top of the program, is that kind of an easy out for what it was, and what he meant? >> well, that's the question. the question is, was it a gaffe where he just meant to say as compared to the private, the public sector, it's doing fine, or is this actually what president obama thinks about the economy? and so it's depending where you're sitting, you might have a different perspective on that. whenever a politician makes a gaff, they're saying the context, the context, the context, but, look, it's not the media's job to clean up his mess. so the idea that they are he' being told, you know, why aren't ar
>> the media decides the context and says that jay carney was unhappy with the definition of it. but i don't know whether the reporters ate their spinach or what's going on, but they were acting like reporters, what they're supposed to be doing, asking the tough questions and poor mr. carney just came in for it this weekend. >> the president when he made the private sector doing fine remark, he it was described as a gaffe and in fact, he even seemed to say the clip he played at the...
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jay carney did not say how those concerns could be addressed. he said there were a lot of ideas for doing it and continued to defend the new policy while making it clear the white house is looking for a way to calm the firestorm some say that's erupted since it was announced last month. >>> a policy chief who resigned from the susan g. komen breast cancer charity today says she stepped down to allow the organization to move forward. karen handle told reporters she had become a focal point in a dispute whether the komen organization should give money top planned parent hyde. she said officials started discussing policies in 2010 and were concerned some roman catholic churches had encouraged donors not to give to komen. and said she was tasked with helping develop a policy that kept komen on neutral ground on the abortion debate. komen first said they would cut off funds and then a couple days later changed their position. >>> here in washington, d.c., the city council has made it easier for guy and lesbian couples who marry to get divorced. provi
jay carney did not say how those concerns could be addressed. he said there were a lot of ideas for doing it and continued to defend the new policy while making it clear the white house is looking for a way to calm the firestorm some say that's erupted since it was announced last month. >>> a policy chief who resigned from the susan g. komen breast cancer charity today says she stepped down to allow the organization to move forward. karen handle told reporters she had become a focal...
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. >> jay carney faced repeated questions ability the president's position. all he would say is that the president is against a proposal on the north carolina ballot tomorrow which would make gay marriage and civil unions unconstitutional in that state. >> help me out, the opposed bans on gay marriage, but he doesn't support it? >> the president has long opposed divisive and diskrm nutore efforts to deny rights to same-sex couples. that is a position he's taken that precedes his taking a position in north carolina. it's a position he's taken in other states where this has been an issue. >> you know, we should point out, brian, that the country is, if you will, evolving on this issue to borrow a phrase from the president. in 2009 when we polled on this issue on same six marriage, nearly 50% said they were opposed to it, 41% supported it. in march, we asked again, 49% said they supported gay marriage. 46% opposed. >> chuck todd from the white house north lawn tonight. thanks. >>> overseas tonight in france and in greece, voters have delivered a clear message be
. >> jay carney faced repeated questions ability the president's position. all he would say is that the president is against a proposal on the north carolina ballot tomorrow which would make gay marriage and civil unions unconstitutional in that state. >> help me out, the opposed bans on gay marriage, but he doesn't support it? >> the president has long opposed divisive and diskrm nutore efforts to deny rights to same-sex couples. that is a position he's taken that precedes...
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tom don lin will join white house press secretary jay carney today at the white house. he'll answer questions about those meetings that the president's traveling to. we'll have live coverage beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern. the u.s. house is spending the afternoon on defense department programs and policy for the next fiscal year. more than 140 amendments may be considered. the house also voting on extending the national flood insurance program through june. it's the 17th time it's been extended while negotiations continue over a long-term solution. you can see the house live on c-span. the senate voted today to fill the remaining two vacant positions on the federal reserve board. senators have moved on to other items including sanctions on iran and debate on food and drug administration user fees. the senate's live on c-span2. to learn more about your member of congress you'll want c-span's congressional directory. it includes information for every member of congress. you can pick up a copy for $12b.95 plus shipping and handling. go to cspan.org/shop to order. >> when p
tom don lin will join white house press secretary jay carney today at the white house. he'll answer questions about those meetings that the president's traveling to. we'll have live coverage beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern. the u.s. house is spending the afternoon on defense department programs and policy for the next fiscal year. more than 140 amendments may be considered. the house also voting on extending the national flood insurance program through june. it's the 17th time it's been extended...
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jay carney is reiterating that democratic talking point. it's the yin and y rachlt ng of these discussions. both sides need to negotiate. and they have to stake out their positions and this is one for the democrats. >> a lot of people look at this and say, it violates the spirit of what a lot of folks need to happen, which is to reform entitlements. i understand medicare say bigger problem than social security but it's all part of the same discussion in the end. >> yes, exactly it is. look, social security is not solvent over 75-year window. it's solvent for a reasonably short period of time but it needs more money to pay the benefits it's promised. either benefits have to be cut or revenue has to be increased. whatever -- however they describe the tract that negotiation is on, it is part of the long-term entitlement challenge washington and congress has to solve. >> all right. see if we could really be worried about them talking about taking it off the table. >>> fears of the fiscal cliff we're talking about right now, weak demand dragging
jay carney is reiterating that democratic talking point. it's the yin and y rachlt ng of these discussions. both sides need to negotiate. and they have to stake out their positions and this is one for the democrats. >> a lot of people look at this and say, it violates the spirit of what a lot of folks need to happen, which is to reform entitlements. i understand medicare say bigger problem than social security but it's all part of the same discussion in the end. >> yes, exactly it...
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jay carney said two weeks afterwards it is evident it was a terrorist attack. when did it become evident? easy to understand. gerri: last night he said we did not give permission we don'know but today they said he speaks for himself. who is right? >> he said we didn't know. i think it sounded like the administration which is not true. which is not true. there is the possibility was the unaware there was sworn testimy? because he was saying the administration not meet joe biden. the adr president obama would have known about indices security, who cares. it is irrelevant. did the state department note? i think they tried to walk it back. meaning that nobody knew about. gerri: i thought paul ryan did a great job just to get a sense. >> we are from similar chance he is from scranton pa. i am from janesville wisconsin. do know the unemployment rate? 10 percent. of the day you came into office? 8.5%. that is how would is going all over america. >> it is going down. >> he did very well. on medicare/medicaid security jobs for grow to go to toe withhe vice president on
jay carney said two weeks afterwards it is evident it was a terrorist attack. when did it become evident? easy to understand. gerri: last night he said we did not give permission we don'know but today they said he speaks for himself. who is right? >> he said we didn't know. i think it sounded like the administration which is not true. which is not true. there is the possibility was the unaware there was sworn testimy? because he was saying the administration not meet joe biden. the adr...
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can you help us interpret what jay carney just said? a lot of republicans have gone into this debate and discussion saying, you want more in taxes but in the same time we have to have entitlement reform. is he taking that off the table, mr. krueger? >> the president has pursued a balanced approach all along. he's had entitlement reform on the table. if you look at budgets, there are tough decisions there relating to health care costs, which are driving our deficits. additional revenue from upper income earners. >> medicare is still on the table when it comes to discussions about the fiscal cliff but not social security? what exactly are we talking about? >> as jay carney said, social security is not a driver of of the deficit. we need to focus on what has created the problems we're facing. those are rapid growth and health care costs and tax cuts for the very wealthy, which the nation can't afford. >> i get the -- what he's saying. in fact, i agree. we've already had the discussion here back and forth on what jay carney said about that,
can you help us interpret what jay carney just said? a lot of republicans have gone into this debate and discussion saying, you want more in taxes but in the same time we have to have entitlement reform. is he taking that off the table, mr. krueger? >> the president has pursued a balanced approach all along. he's had entitlement reform on the table. if you look at budgets, there are tough decisions there relating to health care costs, which are driving our deficits. additional revenue...
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carney earlier today. it's a reminder of the incredible risks that journalists take recall when anthony should be in the french photojournalist who was killed yesterday as well in order to bring . the truth about what's happening in a country like syria and he's right their deaths are undeniably tragic as is the bloodshed and the deaths of countless in of innocent civilians all across syria but in light of this administration's widening crackdown against whistleblowers right here at home those words frankly rule that hollow and apparently i wasn't the only one with that impression a.b.c.'s jake tapper decided to call the administration out on its double standards check out this exchange how does that square with the fact that this is restriction has been so aggressively trying to stop aggressive journalism in the cities by using the espionage act just to to take recent words to court here this seems to be a disconnect through the progressive journals of the court just don't want to say well i would hesitat
carney earlier today. it's a reminder of the incredible risks that journalists take recall when anthony should be in the french photojournalist who was killed yesterday as well in order to bring . the truth about what's happening in a country like syria and he's right their deaths are undeniably tragic as is the bloodshed and the deaths of countless in of innocent civilians all across syria but in light of this administration's widening crackdown against whistleblowers right here at home those...
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here's how white house press secretary jay carney answer that had question a few moments ago. >> the president was asked this and said his views, his personal views on this were evolving. the president does have, as you noted, significant support in the lgbt community and that's because of his unparalleled record in support of lgbt rights. >> now, a lot of analysts believe that if president obama does win a second term, that he will come out in support of same sex marriage during his second term. they believe he doesn't want to go that far during his reelection year. in part because he might see a back lash in swing states like virginia, like ohio, north carolina. so that is what a lot of analysts are saying right now. interestingly, thomas, i looked back at a recent nbc news "wall street journal" poll which showed that 49% of voters now support same sex marriage and 40% are opposed to it. so according to that latest poll, the majority of voters are in support of same sex marriage. so it is certainly a topic that will continue to be discussed this election year. >> thanks so much. jo
here's how white house press secretary jay carney answer that had question a few moments ago. >> the president was asked this and said his views, his personal views on this were evolving. the president does have, as you noted, significant support in the lgbt community and that's because of his unparalleled record in support of lgbt rights. >> now, a lot of analysts believe that if president obama does win a second term, that he will come out in support of same sex marriage during...
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i heard jay carney say there is no way the president will agree to anything that extends the tax cuts on the upper two brackets. that sounds like a line in the sand. is it? >> it is important to start by acknowledging that we find this encouraging that you have seen republican leaders in the last couple days explicitly embrace the recognition and support for as part of the balance of fiscal reforms a package that raises revenues. that is very important. that is very encouraging. reckoning the basic reality of how you govern a country like this in the face of the challenges we face. that is good. you know the president's position -- very simple. let's expand middle-class tax cuts, removing the potential greatest source of uncertainty and damage from the fiscal cliff. let's put in place a balanced set of a fist or forms that recognize the reality republicans now embrace that the most fortunate to% of americans are going to a pay a modest but larger share of income taxes. but he is not prepared to extend the upper income tax cuts. if you look at these questions carefully and thoughtfully
i heard jay carney say there is no way the president will agree to anything that extends the tax cuts on the upper two brackets. that sounds like a line in the sand. is it? >> it is important to start by acknowledging that we find this encouraging that you have seen republican leaders in the last couple days explicitly embrace the recognition and support for as part of the balance of fiscal reforms a package that raises revenues. that is very important. that is very encouraging. reckoning...
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white house spokesperson jay carney said the two sides are close to a deal. >> the president has demonstrated obvious willingness to compromise and to move more than halfway. toward the republicans. >> spending cuts and tax increases including hikes on the middle class are set to take effect in the new year. the democrats and republicans will need to reach an agreement before then or the u.s. could face a recession. >>> let's check on the markets for this wednesday morning. well, the nikkei average is above the 10,000 level and touched an 8 1/2-month high. it is currently trading at 10,044. that's a jump of 1.2% from tuesday's close. investors are buying up exporters. that's on hopes that the bank of japan may take more monetary easing steps, which will weaken the yen further. and in other markets in the asia pacific region, australia's benchmark is up about half a percent, 4,620. and in south korea the kospi is closed today for the presidenal electio and on to currencies now. the dollar is trading higher against the yen on expectations the u.s. policy makers will make an agreement to avoid t
white house spokesperson jay carney said the two sides are close to a deal. >> the president has demonstrated obvious willingness to compromise and to move more than halfway. toward the republicans. >> spending cuts and tax increases including hikes on the middle class are set to take effect in the new year. the democrats and republicans will need to reach an agreement before then or the u.s. could face a recession. >>> let's check on the markets for this wednesday morning....
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. >> reporter: that kind of promise prompted this from white house spokesman jay carney. >> this kind of situation that comes periodically because of a rise in the price of oil globally often results in magic solutions being put forward by politicians who may or may not know what they're talking about. >> reporter: is the rise in gas price it is president's fault? >> look, the rise... the rise in gas prices is clearly the effect of a variety of factors on the global price of oil. they include unrest in certain regions of the world. they include growth in areas like china and india. >> reporter: and, scott, the instability in iran is, of course, having speculators driving up the price of oil and as always there is increased demand. supply is an issue and as people here at the white house like to point out, oil and gas production has actually gone up every year since president obama has been in office and it's at its highest since 2003. >> pelley: norah, thanks very much. we were curious which americans are paying the highest gas prices and our research department tells us the number on
. >> reporter: that kind of promise prompted this from white house spokesman jay carney. >> this kind of situation that comes periodically because of a rise in the price of oil globally often results in magic solutions being put forward by politicians who may or may not know what they're talking about. >> reporter: is the rise in gas price it is president's fault? >> look, the rise... the rise in gas prices is clearly the effect of a variety of factors on the global...
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. >> jay carney says the answer is balance of spending cut and tax increases. paul ryan says it will send the country backwards. >> we'll lose the come pettive race. will lose economic growth. >> republicans blame uncertainty for tax rate holding back business and consumer spending but there was modestly good economic news. americans are seeing release in gasoline. shares of furniture and electronics in rose in april. >> neither the white house say it will not be where they'd like it to be by the time they go to polls. running on vision rather than achievement can be risky for incumbent. it leighs you open to the reagan question are you better now than you were four years ago? >> stocks were down again today. the dow lost 63. the s&p 500 was off eight. nasdaq dropped nine. the top republican on capitol hill is drawing a line in the sand on the tet ceiling. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports on an opening shot of the war on the borrowing limit. >> boehner is ready for a fight. >> when the time comes i will again insist. principles are greater
. >> jay carney says the answer is balance of spending cut and tax increases. paul ryan says it will send the country backwards. >> we'll lose the come pettive race. will lose economic growth. >> republicans blame uncertainty for tax rate holding back business and consumer spending but there was modestly good economic news. americans are seeing release in gasoline. shares of furniture and electronics in rose in april. >> neither the white house say it will not be where...
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all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. >> you know, one other thing to keep in mind, one thing jay carney did say, the president is against this referendum that's taken place in north carolina and was noted, he's the, the president now is against bans on gay marriage, not yet for them. point out, nbc/"wall street journal" poll, 49% favor same-sex marriages, 40% oppose. those numbers flipped in '09. how nontoxic is this views in american politics? almost silenced from the republican side of the aisle in the last 48 hours. by the way, the white house aren't the only ones off message. romney's message supposed to b
all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide...
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he ultimately did and was cleared at the end. >> greta: talk about jay carney. how much supervision does he have? is he getting marching orders? >> i am assuming he is talking to a lot of lawyers. the press secretary, have you to be a mile wide and a mile deep on every issue. you are not necessarily a lawyer. the rules of executive privilege are quite complicated. there are rings around satern for who is protected and who isn't. one of the best things to do if you are not exactly sure of the law is to say, i will get back to you or invite a lawyer it come up and answer questions. >> greta: but he is getting directions from above, i assume? >> esure. i am sure he is looking for a lot of information and facts to provide information accurately. >> greta: they are not doing too well in the p.r. area. thank you. now to the campaign trail, governor mitt romney and president obama courting latino voters. tell make a big difference in battleground states. how are the candidates doing? dough schoen is here. you agree that the latino vote will be the deciding factor? >> a
he ultimately did and was cleared at the end. >> greta: talk about jay carney. how much supervision does he have? is he getting marching orders? >> i am assuming he is talking to a lot of lawyers. the press secretary, have you to be a mile wide and a mile deep on every issue. you are not necessarily a lawyer. the rules of executive privilege are quite complicated. there are rings around satern for who is protected and who isn't. one of the best things to do if you are not exactly...
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carney obama would also support legislation that closes a so-called gun show loophole that has allowed some weapons to be sold without criminal background checks of the buyers since obama has been president for mass shootings have taken place but until now critics say that obama has skirted the issue of federal gun control last week's massacre at that elementary school in newtown connecticut claimed the lives of twenty innocent children ages between six and seven and also six staff members were killed in the gun control advocates say it's a shame so many lives have been lost before u.s. leaders finally got the ball rolling on legislation in real largest firearms maker in the u.s. also announced on tuesday that it's being put up for sale by its owner freedom group international is the maker of the bushmaster rifle the weapons thought to have been used in friday's connecticut massacre shares in publicly traded gun makers have been dropping for a third straight day there's also been reports of a large spike in gun sales in recent days because many believe that the federal government will
carney obama would also support legislation that closes a so-called gun show loophole that has allowed some weapons to be sold without criminal background checks of the buyers since obama has been president for mass shootings have taken place but until now critics say that obama has skirted the issue of federal gun control last week's massacre at that elementary school in newtown connecticut claimed the lives of twenty innocent children ages between six and seven and also six staff members were...
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carney yesterday. we apologize be futile and disapprove of such conduct in the strongest possible terms. this was a deeply unfortunate incident that does not reflect the great respect our military has for the religious practices of the afghan people now as america's longest war drags on it's hard to blame the afghan people for having a difficult time seeing that great respect for their culture that carney just spoke of the koran burning was likely a mistake and a photo sharing showing marines urinating on corpse that's where the disgusting actions of a few individuals but the bulk of the anti-american sentiment in afghanistan is inherently tighter u.s. policy their nightly secret jail support for corrupt officials and warlords well brooke militias the list goes on but how do you win the hearts and minds of a population that is in the midst of an ongoing occupation by foreign troops now most of those troops are set to go home by twenty fourteen if not earlier but that depends on the outcome of talks bet
carney yesterday. we apologize be futile and disapprove of such conduct in the strongest possible terms. this was a deeply unfortunate incident that does not reflect the great respect our military has for the religious practices of the afghan people now as america's longest war drags on it's hard to blame the afghan people for having a difficult time seeing that great respect for their culture that carney just spoke of the koran burning was likely a mistake and a photo sharing showing marines...
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this afternoon in an awkward but rather telling exchange in the white house briefing room spokesman jay carney began the presser by praising the work of three western journalists who died in syria this month it was echoing it was echoing he was echoing similar sentiments from vice president joe biden who was the state department now take a lot of the incredible risks that journalists take. hold and you should read in french food for most who was killed yesterday as well in order to bring. the truth about what's happening in a country like syria now their deaths are undeniably tragic as is the bloodshed and the casualties of in alist innocent civilians who have died in syria but in light of this administration's widening crackdown against whistleblowers here at home the words frankly i've a hollow rein and apparently i wasn't the only one with that impression and to give credit a b c's jake tapper for calling the administration out on its double standards to check out this exchange. how does that square with the fact that this is history. has been so aggressively trying to stop progress
this afternoon in an awkward but rather telling exchange in the white house briefing room spokesman jay carney began the presser by praising the work of three western journalists who died in syria this month it was echoing it was echoing he was echoing similar sentiments from vice president joe biden who was the state department now take a lot of the incredible risks that journalists take. hold and you should read in french food for most who was killed yesterday as well in order to bring. the...
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>>reporter: jay carney is saying no deal will be made. >> we condemn the kidnap asking call for his immediate release. the u.s. government will continue to make every effort to see mr. weenstein released but we cannot and will not negotiate with al qaeda. >>reporter: and look at his video, the address is read that he is in pakistan, and that he is being movedr needs to fit into the environment. the timing is no accident, it is meant to show al qaeda is still relevant after the publicity last week marking the one year anniversary of the seal raid on bin laden's compound. >>shepard: the accused 9/11 mastermind and co-defendants caused chaos in guantanamo bay over the weekend. the hearing lasted 13 hours. this weekend hearing for sheikh mohammed and his four defendants was supposed to take only a couple of hours and could have been done in minutes but some behavior included, taking off the earphone that provided arabic translations of the proceedings, interpreters were brought if to translate, live, and interpreting the proceedings to yell that the guards at guantanamo bay prison were going to k
>>reporter: jay carney is saying no deal will be made. >> we condemn the kidnap asking call for his immediate release. the u.s. government will continue to make every effort to see mr. weenstein released but we cannot and will not negotiate with al qaeda. >>reporter: and look at his video, the address is read that he is in pakistan, and that he is being movedr needs to fit into the environment. the timing is no accident, it is meant to show al qaeda is still relevant after the...
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jay carney basically says the president wants states to protect marriage rights but is not going to come out himself on whether or not he supports or opposes same sex marriage, shep. >> shepard: obviously not battle with the republicans here. it's his base that is trying to pull him into the 21st century, i suppose. >> hey. and these democrats are torn. because some of these democrats point out and do give the president credit for ending things like don't ask, don't tell. they do think there has been progress this great administratn on their cause. they are worried that what the president is doing he is worried if he comes out before november it, will back fire in battle grounds like north carolina and that maybe after the election he will come out for same sex marriage. here is evan wolfson, a supporter of same sex marriage. >> until the president is forth right and authentic in his support for the freedom to marry, he is not going to do anything to apiece the voters for whom he will never be antigay enough. but he is also really not satisfying the voters who want to be with him. >> wol
jay carney basically says the president wants states to protect marriage rights but is not going to come out himself on whether or not he supports or opposes same sex marriage, shep. >> shepard: obviously not battle with the republicans here. it's his base that is trying to pull him into the 21st century, i suppose. >> hey. and these democrats are torn. because some of these democrats point out and do give the president credit for ending things like don't ask, don't tell. they do...
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when asked about the open seats today, white house press secretary jay carney responded -- >> one thing we know for sure, the pace of combination has never been slower. >> not according to the alliance for justice, which released new numbers today comparing confirmation rate in the same time period of presidency of bill clinton an bush. clin top and bush had 7% of their nominees confirmed. obama has had 77%. >> they are being confirmed but the president hasn't nominated most of the slots. >> unless there is a drastic change in current pace of confirmation in coming month, president obama stands to be the first president in at least 30 years to have more openings on the bench at the end of his term than when he took office. >> bret: thank you. coming battle over the debt ceiling and other economic news when the fox all-stars join me after a break. [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f
when asked about the open seats today, white house press secretary jay carney responded -- >> one thing we know for sure, the pace of combination has never been slower. >> not according to the alliance for justice, which released new numbers today comparing confirmation rate in the same time period of presidency of bill clinton an bush. clin top and bush had 7% of their nominees confirmed. obama has had 77%. >> they are being confirmed but the president hasn't nominated most...
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. >> white house briefing spokesman jay carney was pushed for explanation. >> what your questions seems to suggest is that it is more important that i or others use talking point provideed by the intelligence community, than what happened in benghazi. >> a congressional memo by fox news said the al-qaeda affiliated terrorists were involved in benghazi and assault on embassies in yemen and tunisia. senior fellow suggested terrorist attacks on 9/11 were not isolated events but were potentially linked. >> bret: big deal. we will continue to follow it. thank you. congressional negotiations going nowhere fast, president obama is appealing to a different constituency tonight in his bid to back away from the fiscal cliff. we have fox team coverage. chief washington correspondent james rosen is at the white house to tell us about the president's return to the campaign trail sort of. but we begin with the chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel and another reason that the talk reconciliation so important. good evening, mike. >> good evening. there are strong suggestions that the nation's
. >> white house briefing spokesman jay carney was pushed for explanation. >> what your questions seems to suggest is that it is more important that i or others use talking point provideed by the intelligence community, than what happened in benghazi. >> a congressional memo by fox news said the al-qaeda affiliated terrorists were involved in benghazi and assault on embassies in yemen and tunisia. senior fellow suggested terrorist attacks on 9/11 were not isolated events but...
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he ultimately did and was cleared at the end. >> greta: talk about jay carney. how much supervision does he have? is he getting marching orders? >> i am assuming he is talking to a lot of lawyers. the press secretary, have you to be a mile wide and a mile deep on every issue. you are not necessarily a lawyer. the rules of executive privilege are quite complicated. there are rings around satern for who is protected and who isn't. one of the best things to do if you are not exactly sure of the law is to say, i will get back to you or invite a lawyer it come up and answer questions. >> greta: but he is getting directions from above, i assume? >> esure. i am sure he is looking for a lot of information and facts to provide information accurately. >> greta: they are not doing too well in the p.r. area. thank you. now to the campaign trail, governor mitt romney and president obama courting latino voters. tell make a big difference in battleground states. how are the candidates doing? dough schoen is here. you agree that the latino vote will be the deciding factor? >> a
he ultimately did and was cleared at the end. >> greta: talk about jay carney. how much supervision does he have? is he getting marching orders? >> i am assuming he is talking to a lot of lawyers. the press secretary, have you to be a mile wide and a mile deep on every issue. you are not necessarily a lawyer. the rules of executive privilege are quite complicated. there are rings around satern for who is protected and who isn't. one of the best things to do if you are not exactly...
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. >> jay carney tried to explain what president obama's stance was or is on same-sex marriage. after vice president joe biden said this. >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual, men and women marrying are entitled to the same rights, all the civil rights, civil libertys. >> carney insisted the white house position has not changed, though that position was hazy. >> the vice president expressed his personal views. he said he was evolving on the issue. >> the vice president did not say he was evolving. that came in a white house clarification, adding confusion. carney said the president thinks states should decide in favor of marriage rights. though he would not say whether the president supports or opposes the cause. with voters going to the polls in north carolina tuesday, on a constitutional amendment, carney was pressed on whether the president is holding back to avoid a backlash in key battlegrounds. >> the president has been extremely aggressive in supporting lgbt rights. >> senior campaign advisor david axelr
. >> jay carney tried to explain what president obama's stance was or is on same-sex marriage. after vice president joe biden said this. >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual, men and women marrying are entitled to the same rights, all the civil rights, civil libertys. >> carney insisted the white house position has not changed, though that position was hazy. >> the vice president expressed his personal...
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. >>> white house press secretary jay carney saying that the u.s. is concerned about the targeting of israeli interests. that american government officials don't have any information about who had sponsored the operations. u.s.
. >>> white house press secretary jay carney saying that the u.s. is concerned about the targeting of israeli interests. that american government officials don't have any information about who had sponsored the operations. u.s.